diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 193297f..27dc91a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { IN_PROGRESS_STATE, READ_STATE, TO_BE_READ_STATE } from "./const";
+
 export interface Author {
 	name: string;
 	description: string;
@@ -21,3 +23,9 @@ export interface Book {
 	isbn: string;
 	isbn13: string;
 }
+
+export type ToBeReadState = typeof TO_BE_READ_STATE;
+export type InProgressState = typeof IN_PROGRESS_STATE;
+export type ReadState = typeof READ_STATE;
+
+export type ReadingState = ToBeReadState | InProgressState | ReadState;
diff --git a/src/ui/code-blocks/BookshelfCodeBlockView.svelte b/src/ui/code-blocks/BookshelfCodeBlockView.svelte
index 3ea4490..b6a982d 100644
--- a/src/ui/code-blocks/BookshelfCodeBlockView.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/code-blocks/BookshelfCodeBlockView.svelte
@@ -1,131 +1,194 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { READ_STATE } from "@src/const";
+	import type BookTrackerPlugin from "@src/main";
+	import type { ReadingState } from "@src/types";
 	import Book from "@ui/components/bookshelf/Book.svelte";
 	import Bookshelf from "@ui/components/bookshelf/Bookshelf.svelte";
 	import BookStack from "@ui/components/bookshelf/BookStack.svelte";
 	import BookStackElement from "@ui/components/bookshelf/BookStackElement.svelte";
+	import {
+		createMetadata,
+		setMetadataContext,
+	} from "@ui/stores/metadata.svelte";
+	import {
+		createSettings,
+		setSettingsContext,
+	} from "@ui/stores/settings.svelte";
+	import { COLOR_NAMES } from "@utils/color";
+	import { randomElement } from "@utils/rand";
+	import { onDestroy } from "svelte";
+
+	interface Props {
+		plugin: BookTrackerPlugin;
+		source: string;
+	}
+
+	const { plugin }: Props = $props();
+
+	const settingsStore = createSettings(plugin);
+	setSettingsContext(settingsStore);
+
+	let stateFilter: ReadingState = $state(READ_STATE);
+
+	const metadataStore = createMetadata(plugin, stateFilter);
+	setMetadataContext(metadataStore);
+
+	const designs = [
+		"default",
+		"colored-spine",
+		"dual-top-bands",
+		"split-bands",
+	] as const;
+
+	function randomDesign() {
+		return randomElement(designs);
+	}
+
+	function randomColor() {
+		return randomElement(COLOR_NAMES);
+	}
+
+	onDestroy(() => metadataStore.destroy());
 </script>
 
 <Bookshelf>
 	<Book
 		title="Hello World"
-		color="purple"
 		width={1120}
-		design="colored-spine"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
+	/>
+	<Book
+		title="White Space"
+		width={700}
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 	/>
-	<Book title="White Space" width={700} design="split-bands" color="pink" />
 	<Book
 		title="The Art of Computer Programming Vol 1"
 		width={1156}
-		design="dual-top-bands"
-		color="cyan"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="Cascading Style Sheets"
 		subtitle="Guide to Design"
 		width={560}
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 		orientation="tilted"
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="HTML5"
 		subtitle="Welcome to the Web"
 		width={1350}
-		design="colored-spine"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 	/>
 	<BookStack totalChildren={2}>
 		<BookStackElement
 			title="Coding for Dummies"
 			subtitle="JS tutorial"
-			color="blue"
-			design="colored-spine"
+			color={randomColor()}
+			design={randomDesign()}
 		/>
 		<BookStackElement
 			title="Coding for Dummies"
 			subtitle="C# tutorial"
-			color="pink"
-			design="dual-top-bands"
+			color={randomColor()}
+			design={randomDesign()}
 		/>
 	</BookStack>
 	<Book
 		title="CoffeeScript"
 		subtitle="The JS Alternative"
 		author="The Dev Guy"
-		design="split-bands"
-		color="green"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 		orientation="on-display"
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="Cheat Sheet"
 		subtitle="Guide to Design"
-		color="blue"
-		design="split-bands"
 		width={870}
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="Psychology of Colors"
-		color="pink"
-		design="dual-top-bands"
 		width={540}
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="TypeScript"
 		subtitle="Intro JS to type checking"
-		color="cyan"
-		design="colored-spine"
 		width={1130}
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
+	/>
+	<Book
+		title="Testing"
+		width={10}
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 	/>
-	<Book title="Testing" width={10} />
 	<Book
 		title="JavaScript"
 		subtitle="The Definitive Guide"
 		author="David Flanagan"
-		design="split-bands"
-		color="purple"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 		orientation="on-display"
 	/>
-	<Book title="Pragmatic Programmer" color="red" />
-	<Book title="White Space" color="yellow" design="split-bands" />
+	<Book
+		title="Pragmatic Programmer"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
+	/>
+	<Book title="White Space" color={randomColor()} design={randomDesign()} />
 	<Book
 		title="W3 Schools"
 		subtitle="The best around"
-		color="blue"
-		design="split-bands"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 		orientation="tilted"
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="UI/UX"
 		subtitle="Guide to Mobile Development"
 		author="John Doe"
-		color="purple"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 		orientation="on-display"
-		design="dual-top-bands"
 	/>
 	<Book
 		title="Clean Code"
-		color="orange"
+		color={randomColor()}
+		design={randomDesign()}
 		orientation="tilted"
-		design="dual-top-bands"
 	/>
-	<Book title="Docs for Devs" />
+	<Book title="Docs for Devs" color={randomColor()} design={randomDesign()} />
 	<BookStack totalChildren={4}>
 		<BookStackElement
 			title="The Art of Computer Programming Vol 1"
-			color="green"
-			design="dual-top-bands"
+			color={randomColor()}
+			design={randomDesign()}
 		/>
 		<BookStackElement
 			title="The Art of Computer Programming Vol 2"
-			color="red"
-			design="dual-top-bands"
+			color={randomColor()}
+			design={randomDesign()}
 		/>
 		<BookStackElement
 			title="The Art of Computer Programming Vol 3"
-			color="blue"
-			design="dual-top-bands"
+			color={randomColor()}
+			design={randomDesign()}
 		/>
 		<BookStackElement
 			title="The Art of Computer Programming Vol 4a"
-			color="pink"
-			design="dual-top-bands"
+			color={randomColor()}
+			design={randomDesign()}
 		/>
 	</BookStack>
 </Bookshelf>
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/Book.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/Book.svelte
index 4331643..cb0cacf 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/Book.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/Book.svelte
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 	);
 
 	const verifiedWidth = $derived(widthCheck(width));
-	const textColor = $derived(color.contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 {#if orientation}
@@ -85,19 +84,19 @@
 		</BookOnDisplay>
 	{/if}
 {:else if design === "split-bands"}
-	<BookSplitBands color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth} {textColor}>
+	<BookSplitBands color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth}>
 		<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 	</BookSplitBands>
 {:else if design === "dual-top-bands"}
-	<BookDualTopBands color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth} {textColor}>
+	<BookDualTopBands color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth}>
 		<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 	</BookDualTopBands>
 {:else if design === "colored-spine"}
-	<BookColoredSpine color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth} {textColor}>
+	<BookColoredSpine color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth}>
 		<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 	</BookColoredSpine>
 {:else}
-	<BookDefault color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth} {textColor}>
+	<BookDefault color={color.hex} width={verifiedWidth}>
 		<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 	</BookDefault>
 {/if}
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/BookStackElement.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/BookStackElement.svelte
index d1bba1e..3bdcad6 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/BookStackElement.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/BookStackElement.svelte
@@ -25,24 +25,23 @@
 			? Color.fromName(colorRaw).darken()
 			: Color.fromCSSColor(colorRaw),
 	);
-	const textColor = $derived(color.contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <li class="bookshelf__bookstack-elem">
 	{#if design === "split-bands"}
-		<BookStackSplitBands color={color.hex} {textColor}>
+		<BookStackSplitBands color={color.hex}>
 			<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 		</BookStackSplitBands>
 	{:else if design === "dual-top-bands"}
-		<BookStackDualTopBands color={color.hex} {textColor}>
+		<BookStackDualTopBands color={color.hex}>
 			<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 		</BookStackDualTopBands>
 	{:else if design === "colored-spine"}
-		<BookStackColoredSpine color={color.hex} {textColor}>
+		<BookStackColoredSpine color={color.hex}>
 			<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 		</BookStackColoredSpine>
 	{:else}
-		<BookStackDefault color={color.hex} {textColor}>
+		<BookStackDefault color={color.hex}>
 			<BookText {title} {subtitle} />
 		</BookStackDefault>
 	{/if}
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/bookshelf.scss b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/bookshelf.scss
index 27ed3a1..97553cc 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/bookshelf.scss
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/bookshelf.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $bookEdge: 2px;
 		display: inline-flex;
 		flex-flow: column nowrap;
 		list-style: none;
+		margin: 0;
 		padding: 0;
 
 		.bookshelf__bookStack-outOfStock {
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ $bookEdge: 2px;
 
 		.bookshelf__bookstack-elem {
 			margin-inline-start: 0;
+			margin: 0;
+			padding: 0;
 
 			.bookshelf__book-wrapper {
 				width: 100%;
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookColoredSpine.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookColoredSpine.svelte
index cf339e6..c8c7b80 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookColoredSpine.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookColoredSpine.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
 		width?: number;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", width = 40, textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green", width = 40 }: Props = $props();
+
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.14));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
 	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
+	style:--book-background-color={backgroundColor.css()}
 	style:--book-width={width + "px"}
 	style:width={width + "px"}
 	style:color={textColor}
@@ -24,13 +33,13 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		&:before {
 			content: " ";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-background-color);
 			height: 100%;
 			width: calc(var(--book-width));
 			border-radius: 4px;
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDefault.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDefault.svelte
index cb329f0..83ccc83 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDefault.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDefault.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
-		color?: ColorName | string;
+		color?: string;
 		width?: number;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", width = 40, textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green", width = 40 }: Props = $props();
+
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color));
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-color={backgroundColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
 	style:--book-width={width + "px"}
 	style:width={width + "px"}
 	style:color={textColor}
@@ -24,8 +32,8 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		:global(.bookshelf__book-content) {
 			height: calc(var(--book-width));
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDualTopBands.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDualTopBands.svelte
index 5fef2ee..5da2c7a 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDualTopBands.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookDualTopBands.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
 		width?: number;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", width = 40, textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green", width = 40 }: Props = $props();
+
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color));
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const bandColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.14));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-color={backgroundColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
+	style:--book-band-color={bandColor.css()}
 	style:--book-width={width + "px"}
 	style:width={width + "px"}
 	style:color={textColor}
@@ -24,13 +34,13 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		&:after {
 			content: "";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 20px;
 			width: calc(100% + 4px);
 
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@
 		&:before {
 			content: "";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 20px;
 			width: calc(100% + 4px);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookSplitBands.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookSplitBands.svelte
index 5fef2ee..5da2c7a 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookSplitBands.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/book/BookSplitBands.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
 		width?: number;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", width = 40, textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green", width = 40 }: Props = $props();
+
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color));
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const bandColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.14));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-color={backgroundColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
+	style:--book-band-color={bandColor.css()}
 	style:--book-width={width + "px"}
 	style:width={width + "px"}
 	style:color={textColor}
@@ -24,13 +34,13 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		&:after {
 			content: "";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 20px;
 			width: calc(100% + 4px);
 
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@
 		&:before {
 			content: "";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 20px;
 			width: calc(100% + 4px);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackColoredSpine.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackColoredSpine.svelte
index 920d50f..9e567fd 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackColoredSpine.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackColoredSpine.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green" }: Props = $props();
+
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.14));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
+	style:--book-background-color={backgroundColor.css()}
 	style:color={textColor}
 >
 	{@render children?.()}
@@ -21,13 +29,13 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		&:before {
 			content: " ";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-background-color);
 			height: 40px;
 			width: calc(100% + 4px);
 			border-radius: 4px;
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDefault.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDefault.svelte
index b855299..ac92761 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDefault.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDefault.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green" }: Props = $props();
+
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color));
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-color={backgroundColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
 	style:color={textColor}
 >
 	{@render children?.()}
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDualTopBands.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDualTopBands.svelte
index c7437f0..8b54671 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDualTopBands.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackDualTopBands.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green" }: Props = $props();
+
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color));
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const bandColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.14));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-color={backgroundColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
+	style:--book-band-color={bandColor.css()}
 	style:color={textColor}
 >
 	{@render children?.()}
@@ -21,13 +31,13 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		&:after {
 			content: " ";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 40px;
 			width: 10px;
 
@@ -39,7 +49,7 @@
 		&:before {
 			content: " ";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 40px;
 			width: 15px;
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackSplitBands.svelte b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackSplitBands.svelte
index 3f15d73..8835c4e 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackSplitBands.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/bookshelf/designs/stack/BookStackSplitBands.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+	import chroma from "chroma-js";
+	import { Color } from "@utils/color";
 
 	interface Props {
 		children?: Snippet;
 		color?: string;
-		textColor?: string;
 	}
 
-	let { children, color = "green", textColor }: Props = $props();
+	let { children, color = "green" }: Props = $props();
+
+	const backgroundColor = $derived(chroma(color));
+	const borderLeftColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("white", 0.04));
+	const borderRightColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.04));
+	const bandColor = $derived(chroma(color).mix("black", 0.14));
+	const textColor = $derived(new Color(backgroundColor).contrastColor.hex);
 </script>
 
 <div
 	class="bookshelf__book-wrapper"
-	style:--book-color={color}
+	style:--book-color={backgroundColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-left-color={borderLeftColor.css()}
+	style:--book-border-right-color={borderRightColor.css()}
+	style:--book-band-color={bandColor.css()}
 	style:color={textColor}
 >
 	{@render children?.()}
@@ -21,13 +31,13 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 	div {
 		background: var(--book-color);
-		border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), white 4%);
-		border-right: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 4%);
+		border-left: 2px solid var(--book-border-left-color);
+		border-right: 2px solid var(--book-border-right-color);
 
 		&:after {
 			content: " ";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 40px;
 			width: 20px;
 
@@ -39,7 +49,7 @@
 		&:before {
 			content: " ";
 			display: block;
-			background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--book-color), black 14%);
+			background: var(--book-band-color);
 			height: 40px;
 			width: 20px;
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/charts/BookAndPages.svelte b/src/ui/components/charts/BookAndPages.svelte
index bf1a398..885d9b0 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/charts/BookAndPages.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/components/charts/BookAndPages.svelte
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 			books.set(key, bookCount + 1);
 		}
 
-		console.log(pages);
 		if (isMonthly && typeof store.filterMonth === "number") {
 			// @ts-expect-error Moment is provided by Obsidian
 			const daysInMonth = moment()
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		console.log(pages);
 
 		const labels = Array.from(books.keys())
 			.sort((a, b) => a - b)
diff --git a/src/ui/stores/metadata.svelte.ts b/src/ui/stores/metadata.svelte.ts
index b88b951..97c5897 100644
--- a/src/ui/stores/metadata.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/ui/stores/metadata.svelte.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { getContext, setContext } from "svelte";
 import { getSettingsContext } from "./settings.svelte";
 import type BookTrackerPlugin from "@src/main";
 import { createDateFilter, type DateFilterStore } from "./date-filter.svelte";
+import type { ReadingState } from "@src/types";
 
 export type FileMetadata = {
 	file: TFile;
@@ -20,23 +21,30 @@ interface MetadataStore extends DateFilterStore {
 
 	destroy(): void;
 }
-export function createMetadata(plugin: BookTrackerPlugin): MetadataStore {
-	const settings = getSettingsContext().settings;
+export function createMetadata(
+	plugin: BookTrackerPlugin,
+	state: ReadingState = READ_STATE
+): MetadataStore {
+	const settingsStore = getSettingsContext();
 
-	const initialMetadata: FileMetadata[] = [];
+	let metadata: FileMetadata[] = $state([]);
 
-	for (const file of plugin.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles()) {
-		const frontmatter =
-			plugin.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file)?.frontmatter ?? {};
+	$effect(() => {
+		const newMetadata: FileMetadata[] = [];
 
-		if (frontmatter[settings.statusProperty] !== READ_STATE) {
-			continue;
+		for (const file of plugin.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles()) {
+			const frontmatter =
+				plugin.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file)?.frontmatter ?? {};
+
+			if (frontmatter[settingsStore.settings.statusProperty] !== state) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			newMetadata.push({ file, frontmatter });
 		}
 
-		initialMetadata.push({ file, frontmatter });
-	}
-
-	let metadata = $state(initialMetadata);
+		metadata = newMetadata;
+	});
 
 	function onChanged(file: TFile, _data: string, cache: CachedMetadata) {
 		metadata = metadata.map((f) => {
diff --git a/src/utils/rand.ts b/src/utils/rand.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad30349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/rand.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export function randomInt(min: number, max: number) {
+	return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
+}
+
+export function randomElement<T>(arr: T[] | ReadonlyArray<T>): T {
+	return arr[randomInt(0, arr.length - 1)];
+}